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Figure 9. Regencies (kabupaten) from where confiscated or ‘donated’ gibbons and orang-utans have arrived at the various wildlife rescue centres. In total, there are 90 regencies in Java and Bali, 17 from which gibbons and orang-utans have arrived. Table 7. Summary of the regencies, listed from west to east, from where gibbons and orang-utans have arrived at the various wildlife rescue centres. Regencies where wildlife rescue centres are situated are indicated in bold. Regency/ Kabupaten Hylobates spp. S. syndactylus P. pygmaeus Total WEST JAVA Serang 1 1 Tangerang 4 3 7 Jakarta 3 3 Bogor 3 5 5 13 Sukabumi 9 1 10 Cianjur 2 2 Bandung 4 2 1 7 Ciamis 1 1 CENTRAL JAVA Semarang 4 2 5 11 Yogyakarta 4 5 9 EAST JAVA Malang 7 7 Gres ik 4 1 5 Probolinggo 2 2 Jember 2 1 3 Banyuwangi 2 1 3 BALI Tabahan 2 2 4 Badung 3 2 5 IN FULL SWING:ASSESSMENT OF TRADE IN ORANGUTANS AND GIBBONS ON JAVA AND BALI,INDONESIA 29
Gibbons and orang-utans in private hands Several requests were made to various Offices for the Conservation of Natural Resources (BKSDA) to contribute information on the number of gibbons and orang-utans owned by the public that were registered at their office. The scant data that was received is summarised in Table 8 but it is believed to be grossly under-representative. Anecdotal data suggests that in the Greater Jakarta area alone, there were more than 100 pet orang-utans and some 200-300 gibbons and Siamangs (Yunus Makasauw, BKSDA Jakarta, pers. comm. to Vincent Nijman, 2003). Likewise, Gates & Baker (2001) claim that approximately 80 Javan Gibbons were being kept illegally as pets throughout Java, but no source for this was given. Given the consistent frequency of arrival of gibbons and orang-utans at wildlife rescue centres and, to a lesser degree, zoological gardens, the numbers of these animals still in private hands may be far greater than Table 8 indicates. Lack of detail prevents a high degree of accuracy but for all species combined, this number may easily reach up to 1000 animals. Table 8. Gibbons and orang-utans in private hands that have been registered at the regional offices for the conservation of natural resources (BKSDA) in Surabaya and Yogyakarta Species Number Source H. moloch 1 KSDA Surabaya Hylobates spp. 1 KSDA Surabaya S. syndactylus 12 KSDA Yogyakarta S. syndactylus 11 KSDA Surabaya Pongo spp. 1 KSDA Surabaya Zoological gardens Species composition and origin The 11 zoos included in this survey housed over 300 gibbons and orang-utans in total (Table 9). The most abundant was the Bornean Orang-utan, followed by the Javan Gibbon and the Siamang. For some of the less common and more threatened species, such as the Bornean Orang-utan or the Javan Gibbon, the total number of individuals in zoos on these two islands is considerable. The majority of the orangutan and gibbon individuals observed were still very young, not yet part of a family group and were clearly acquired recently (or successfully captive-bred). Enquiries about the origin of gibbons and orangutans revealed that many had arrived recently in the zoos – which may suggest regular turn-over of A health inspection for a Borneon orang-utan at the Wanariset Research Station, Semboja, Kalimantan, Indonesia Credit: © WWF-Canon/Tantyo Bangun IN FULL SWING:ASSESSMENT OF TRADE IN ORANGUTANS AND GIBBONS ON JAVA AND BALI,INDONESIA 30
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